The Arizona Complex League White Sox are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at

Camelback Ranch Camelback Ranch–Glendale is a baseball complex located in Phoenix, Arizona and owned by the city of Glendale. It is operated by Camelback Spring Training LLC. It is the spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. The m ...

in Phoenix, Arizona. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.

History

The team first competed in the Arizona League (AZL) from 1998 to 2002. The team played at facilities in Tucson from 1998 to 2000, and Phoenix from 2001 to 2002. The team was formed after the major-league Chicago White Sox moved their

spring training Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB), a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for Schedule (workplace), roster and position spo ...

headquarters from Sarasota, Florida, to

Tucson Electric Park Kino Sports Complex is a multiple-use sports complex in Tucson, Arizona. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox formerly utilized the complex's main ballpark, Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, for Cactus League games each March and had their ...

after the 1997 season. The move effectively transplanted their Rookie-level

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across the country to the Arizona League. The AZL White Sox compiled a record of 115–161 (.417) during their first incarnation, never posting a winning mark. The team departed the Arizona League in 2003, and was absent from the league for 11 seasons.http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/white-sox-leaving-appalachian-league-for-arizona-league/ ''

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'', 2013-10-18mlb.com
/ref> At the close of the 2013 season, the major-league White Sox announced their intention to sever their 19-year-long relationship with the

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of the

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, to be replaced with an AZL team operating from the team's

base at

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. The

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replaced the White Sox in

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, and in the Appalachian League as the new owners and operators of the Bristol Pirates.Pittsburgh Pirates official site
/ref> The White Sox' Rookie-level team has competed in Arizona since 2014. The team shares the Camelback Ranch stadium with the

Arizona League Dodgers The Arizona Complex League Dodgers are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona. The team is compos ...

, whose parent team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, also train at the Glendale facility. Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL).

Roster

Notable alumni (1998–2002)

Edwin Almonte Edwin Almonte (born December 17, 1976) is a former pitcher, who last played for the independent baseball, independent Schaumburg Flyers in 2009. He is 6'3", weighs 220 lbs, and bats and throws right-handed. He attended Seward Park High School ...

Lorenzo Barceló Lorenzo Barceló (born August 10, 1977) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played for the Chicago White Sox from –. Career MLB career San Francisco Giants Barceló was originally signed by the San Francisco Gia ...

Rocky Biddle Lee Francis "Rocky" Biddle (born May 21, 1976) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian profession ...

Joe Borchard Joseph Edward Borchard (born November 25, 1978) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. Borchard was the 12th pick of the first round in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft out of Stanford University by the Chicago White Sox ...

* Josh Fogg *

Matt Ginter Matthew Shane Ginter (born December 24, 1977) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. After playing collegiately at Mississippi State, he started made his MLB debut in 2000 with the Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the Boston Red ...

* Andy González * Charlie Haeger * Brandon McCarthy * Gustavo Molina * Michael Morse *

Arnie Muñoz Arnaldo Rafel "Arnie" Muñoz (born June 21, 1982) is a Baseball in the Dominican Republic, Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Muñoz batted and threw Left-handedness, left-handed. Career Muñoz made his major league debut in for the ...

Humberto Quintero Humberto Jose Quintero (born August 2, 1979) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 2003 to 2014 most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros. He also played ...

* David Sanders *

Joe Valentine Joseph John Valentine (born December 24, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds. He is 6'2" tall, weighs 195 pounds and bats and throws right-handed. Early life a ...

* Chris Young Former Major League All-Star catcher Tony Peña began his career as a

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

with the 1998 AZL White Sox. He later managed the MLB

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

(2003–2005) and was a

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for the New York Yankees (2006–2017).

References

External links

Official websiteList of Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates
from Baseball Reference {{Arizona Sports Arizona Complex League teams Defunct Arizona Complex League teams Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates Professional baseball teams in Arizona Baseball teams established in 1998 1998 establishments in Arizona